Midway transformer fire
Woman not guilty after rant
Shroom shop told to close
Canada's most-wanted list
Sask. will still get rebates
'Cheap political points'
Santos ends comeback bid
Douglas C-54 plane crashes
Trump's 'eyes and ears'
CN Rail profits fall 
Tesla's Q1 income tumbles
PepsiCo beats Q1 forecasts
Iginla off to Europe
Rockets ink prospect
Leafs even series
Lawsuit accuses Megan
Bam Margera’s tour axed
Seinfeld: movie biz is 'over'
Letters
Code of conduct for council
Re. Do B.C. municipal councils need mandatory codes of conduct rather than voluntary ones? (Castanet, April 4) On March 13, Kelowna city council held a workshop...
Pay hike is 'tone deaf'
Talk about tone deaf. Food inflation is the highest it's ever been and the Loblaw's board voted (chairman and president) Galen Weston a fat raise of...
City should do more
Re. City councillors believe Kelowna should declare a climate crisis (Castanet, April 4) Another day, another emergency. Claiming a climate emergency and...
Writer is right on
Re. Steve Brandel’s letter First responder critic wrong (Castanet, April 4) Steve Brandel’s letter is right on. As I have a first responder in my...
Build affordable housing
The housing crisis is a nightmare that seems to have no end. It's frustrating to see how people are struggling to find affordable homes while the prices...
Rewritten lyrics for Trump
Reunited was a hit song in 1979 for R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb. The song was a huge crossover smash, spending four weeks at number one on both the...
Make affordability a priority
Recently, Kelowna city staff presented an annual community trends report to Kelowna city council, comparing and contrasting the changes our city has experienced...
City shouldn't bother
With serious problems in Kelowna related to homelessness, drug abuse, major crime, a housing shortage, transit issues and rising taxes paying for fewer...
First responder critic wrong
Re. Don McKinnon’s letter No privacy for cops at work (Castanet, April 3) For those of you who think that because someone chooses to fulfil their career...
Gas prices increasing
Isn't it a given that any change in the production of gasoline, or a rise in the cost of a barrel of oil always seems to equal a rise (of the cost) at the...
Accusation of hypocrisy
I'm not surprised that, when John Horgan left B.C.'s premiership and (resigned his seat in the B.C Legislature), he was immediately appointed to the...
Change way seats allotted
Democracy is a decision-making process that produces results that consistently reflect the will of the majority of the voters. We are told daily we are a...
Nurses not paid enough
B.C. nurses are reviewing a potential (labour) agreement that offers them a 6.75% increase, plus a 1.25% cost-of-living adjustment. That’s actually quite...
Bring on more taxation
On April Fool’s Day (April 1), as a special treat, the government chose to increase taxes yet again, while at the same time it talks about trying to reign...
No privacy for cops at work
Re. Kelowna Mountie sues anti-mandate protester over YouTube videos (Castanet. April. 1) After watching the series of videos that Const. Conrad Erbes filed a...
No to pet crematorium
Regarding the proposal for approval for a pet crematorium in rural Salmon Arm, (an area) locally known as South Canoe. The old house (on the property) to be...
No hot water; not right
Re. Weeks without hot water (Castanet, March 30) Since when is a landlord allowed to make their tenants go without hot water in Canada? This is despicable. Is...
Concerned by dead animals
There has been a dead raccoon lying in an orchard near the the northern end of Kelowna for several weeks. What is alarming is no scavengers cleaning it up. I...
Dangerous speeders
Until recently, I had never heard of Eastside Road (between Penticton and Okanagan Falls). Then, in mid-March, I was hired to provide traffic management for an...
Curtail immigration
Immigration to Canada in 2022 was one million, and another 1.5 million (are expected) over the next three years. That's 2.5 million seeking shelter in...
